"Peter was just unbelievably comprehensive in his envisioning of this world. He was the encyclopedia that I read, in order to play my part. There was wonderful leadership, done with this infectious, joyous, childlike passion for the elements of the story and for the film."

Pixar has been no stranger to major, last-minute changes on its films—especially when it comes to swapping out the director—but changes for the studio’s upcoming The Good Dinosaur has had quite possibly the farthest reaching effect. Up co-director Bob Peterson …

The folks at Pixar are no stranger to significantly overhauling their films during production—Ratatouille and Toy Story 2 were both essentially started over from scratch when Brad Bird and John Lassetter replaced the previous directors, respectively—but The Good Dinosaur has …

A few days ago, rumors started surfacing that director Bob Peterson—a mainstay of Pixar for years—had been pulled off of the studio’s 2014 film The Good Dinosaur. I was really hoping that the report would turn out to be untrue, …

Let’s be honest: Pixar has lost a bit of its luster. While I still love the company and will see everything they release, they’ve moved from being a studio that releases home-run after home-run to a company that has to …